NFL report: Cowboys strip Bryant of return duties

WR Dez Bryant, who said he's been stripped of his punt return duties after fumbling in Sunday's loss to the Giants, expects to play against Atlanta even though he missed practice for the second straight day Thursday with an injured hip.

Two of the team's top reserve receivers also were sidelined: Kevin Ogletree (hamstring) and Dwayne Harris (neck).

New England Patriots

The team moved to shore up its shaky secondary on Thursday by obtaining CB Aqib Talib from Tampa Bay.

The Patriots traded their fourth-round pick in next year's draft for the former first-round choice, who is coming off his second NFL suspension, and a seventh-rounder in 2013.

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